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Health

China posts 6-month high COVID count as it sticks with strategy

A resident takes an inhaled COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese pharmaceutical firm CanSino Biologics, at a community health service centre in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China November 3, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS

China on Sunday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months, a day after health officials said they were sticking with strict coronavirus curbs, likely disappointing recent investor hopes for an easing.

China recorded 4,420 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the National Health Commission said, the most since May 6 and compared up from 3,659 new local cases a day earlier.

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